Don McIntyre announced another retro sailing race. This time, the 50th anniversary of the Whitbread Round the World Race will be recreated using retro rules. Similar to the successful 2018 Golden Globe Race that just concluded, this event will follow a similar idea. Following the old clipper ship routes around the world, the four leg,…

Sausalito, CA – Ocean Voyages Institute, a nonprofit organization, announced today that it has successfully removed more than 40 tons of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the area known as the NorthPacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, or more commonly known as the Pacific Gyre. The sailing cargo ship, S/V KWAI, arrived in Honolulu today, having…

Events have been run around the country and the world to help focus attention on the worlds oceans. If you missed it this year, plan for next year. https://www.worldoceansday.org/below-the-surface/get-involved-in-world-oceans-day-in-3-simple-steps If you don’t want to sit on the sidelines for the next 12 months, just take a small trash bag with you on your next walk…

The latest update on Paige Winter, the North Carolina shark attack victim. UPDATE: Vidant says Paige Winter was in surgery for almost 14 hours yesterday working on her hands after the recent shark attack. She will have to have at least one more surgery. Paige released a statement, saying: “I want to thank everyone for…

75 years ago, the largest naval invasion in history occurred off the coast of France. An excellent article in ‘The Atlantic’ gives a brief detail on the initial wave of soldiers landing on the beach: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1960/11/first-wave-at-omaha-beach/303365/ If you have an interest in history or children/grand-children who might benefit from understanding what the D-Day 75th Anniversary…

Her family released a statement, saying: “We are pleased to share that Paige is resting well after returning to the operating room. While we understand she will require additional operations, our Paige is a fighter. Her courageous spirit continues to be a beacon of light for all of us. As we continue on this journey,…

While this may not be news to anyone on the waterways around the southern USA and Caribbean, this image shows just how much commercial traffic is sailing around the ocean. This image is from a 2017 data set. The article was originally posted back in February 2018 on Marine Traffic Blog by Katerina Ignatio. https://www.marinetraffic.com/blog/mapping-density-ship-routes-using-big-data/…